Group composition and diet of forest elephants, Loxodonta africana cyclotis Matschie 1900, in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 181-199

  WHITE, LEE J T ^a   TUTIN, CAROLINE E G ^b,c   FERNANDEZ, MICHEL ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diet; forest elephant; fruit; group composition.

Indexed keywords

DIET; ELEPHANT; FOREST ELEPHANT;

GABON, LOPE RESERVE;

LOXODONTA AFRICANA CYCLOTIS;

EID: 0027833802     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1993.tb00532.x     Document Type: Article

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